Scenic curtain.



F. P. LE ROY.

SCENIC CURTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1910.

Patented Nov. 15,1910.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1910.

Patented Nov. '15, 1910.

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OF HOQUIAM, WASHINGTON.

SCENIC CURTAIN.

Application filed May 28, 1910. Serial No. 563,962.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FERDINAND FAUNT LE ROY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Hoquiam, in the county of Chehalis and State or"Washington, have invented'a new and useful Scenic Curtain, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to scenic curtains for theaters andother purposesand it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its partsas hereinafter shown and described.

The object of the invention is to provide a curtain in the form of anendless web mounted upon asup or'ting pole and having a pole resting inits ower return bend and adapted to keep the curtain stretched. Means isprovided for'raisin and lowering the upper pole and means 18 providedfor rotating the upper pole. Any desired scenes may be applied to theexposed sides of the curtain and lights are located between the innerand outer runs of the curtain and when illuminated may shine throughtransparent or thin places upon the scene to animate the same.

, In the accompanying drawi-ngs;-Figure 1 is a side view of the curtainwith parts broken away. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional viewof the curtain. Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverseseetional view through abearing provided at the supporting pole of the curtain. i

As illustrated in Fig. l of the drawings pulleys l are journaled abovethe top of a prosceniumarch 2 and cables 3 pass over said pulleys.Bearings 4 are connected to the lower ends of the cables 3 and thesebear- .aiO

ings consist of two plates 5 bolted together and each of said plateshaving a half bearin surface 6. A supporting pole 7 isprovi ed at pointsin the vicinity .of its ends with reduced sections 8 which are journaledin the bearing surfaces of the bearings 4.

An endless curtain 9 is mounted upon the intermediate portion of thesupporting pole 7 and hangspendent therefrom. A stretching pole 10 isloosely mounted in the lower. return bend of the curtain 9 and isadapted to keep the inner andouter runs of thesaid curtain taut.- Asprocket wheel 11 is fixedto one end of the supporting pole 7 and may berotated through the instrumentality of a sprocket chain 12 or othermeans may be provided for rotating the supporting pole 7. Arms 13 dependfrom the bearings 4 and battens are secured at their ends to the armsSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 15. 1910.

to the other between the inner and outer runs of the same. Electriclight bulbs 15 are mounted upon thebattens l4 and current wires 16 areoperatively connected to the said bulbs and extend along the arms 13 andbattens lel from the bearings 4. The said wires 16 may be connected withany source of electrical supply.

In view of the above description-it will be seen that by manipulatingthe cables 3- the curtain 9 may be raised or lowered and as the curtainrises or falls the runs of the said curtain may be passed over the axisof the supporting pole 7 and thus may have 13 and extend. from one edgeof the curtain the appearance of moving in a direction the opposite fromthat in which it is actually moving or other mysterious eii'ects maybeproduced. By providing means for illuminating the scenes upon thecurtain an animating elfect is roduced and by variegating the colors '01the bulbs 15 peculiar combinations in the coloring of the scenes may beeife'cted. At the same time the curtain may be readily applied to anordinary arch as the structure is such as to avoid the necessity ofespecially constructed guiding frames or other appliances. In view ofthefact that the pole 7 is journaled in the bearings 4 at the reducedsections of the said pole, the projecting portions of the pole 7 ofgreater diameter may roll or move against the sides of arch and thushold the curtain 9 in proper relation to the arch.

Having described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is A curtain structure comprisin a support-- ing polehaving sections of re uced diameter, an endless curtain mounted uponsaid pole, bearings receiving the reduced sections of the pole, meansfor rotating the pole in said bearings, hoisting cables attached to thesaid bearings, battens located between the inner and outer runs of thecurtain and supported from said bearings, light fixtures mounted uponthe battens, and current wires extending from thebearings tosaid lightfixtures.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses."

' FERDINAND FAUN T LE ROY. Witnesses: A. S. Hononon,

B. N. BLACKSTONE.

